Turret standpipe for fire hose



Dec. 3, 1929. J. 'r. CORLEY TURHET STANDPIPE FOR FIRE HOSE Filed Dec. 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. /Z%/z for/5 mwww A TTORNEYS.

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TURRET STANDPIPE FOR FIRE HOSE Filed Dec. 15, 192 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. fi/a 769/1} rfiuour A TTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 3, 1929 PATENT oFFicE JOHN CORLEY, F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND TURRET STANIDPIPE FOR FIRE HOSE Application filed December 15, 1927.

. provide a friction elementbetween the connecting faces of the swing joint and the turrent head and a nut for binding these faces together so that the nozzle is retained in any adjusted position relative to the head in which it swings.

The invention further consists in the forming of a face plate separate from the inturned ends of the Y and securing this plate in position by molding or other fastening means, which construction greatly facilitates the threading and finishing of the inturned ends of the Y-shaped turret head.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a supporting bracket to receive the body portion of the turret head, this bracket being provided with supports adapted to rest upon a plain surface,the bracket also being provided with a concaved surface adapting it to tit and be clamped to a cylindrical standard by which the device may be either supported in operating position on a firetruck or clamped to a standard.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a set of legs on the device to support it on the ground when removed from its brackets.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top view of my improved device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the device as removed from its truck and supported on its legs on the ground with the nozzle in slightly raised position.

Fig. 3 shows the device as supported in $erial No. 240,293.

its brackets, the brackets resting upon a plain surface.

Fig. & shows the device as supported in its brackets and the brackets clamped in position to a standard.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of two brackets designed to receive the turret standpipe device, saiddevice being removed therefrom and these brackets supported on a plain surface.

Fig. 6 is an elevation partly in section showing the clamping bracket for engaging the turret body.

Fig. 7 is a top View of the lock which secures the clamp yoke in position. Fig. 8 is an end view of the rear bracket showing the pins engaging the legs on the turret body, this bracket also being concaved to be mounted on a cylindrical standard.

Fig. 9 shows the clamp yoke which is arranged to cooperate with the bracket for securing the bracket on a cylindrical standpipe.

Fig. 10 is a front View showing a detail of the separate plate for the end of the (shaped turret head.

Fig. 11 is a central section thru this end plate showing its periphery as threaded and also the inner locking flange as being threaded or circularly grooved.

Fig. 12 shows this end plate as secured in so position on the interned ends of the turret head where it is in this case secured by being molded in position thereon.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged view showing a fragmental portion of this joint end turret head in section and illustrating a portion of the plate as secured in position on the inturned end of the turret head by being cast or molded therein; also showing the friction element between the engaging faces and a portion of 9 the'binding nut.

It is found in practice in the manipulation of fire hose in fighting fires, of advantage to provide a so-called turret standpipe of my improved construction with a bracket in which it may be clamped, the bracket being provided with means whereby it may rest upon and be secured to a plain surface such as on a fire truck to support the device in the desired position or whereby the bracket may be removed from the fire truck and secured to a standard for supporting this nozzle; also it is found of advantage to provide a turret standpipe of this character, which is adapted to receive a universal movement and further it is found'of advantage to so mount the nozzle in its revolving turret head that the nozzle may be supported at any desired elevation relative to the head in which it is mounted and be retained in such adjusted position without the necessity-of being held y the firemen, leaving them free for other work. In a construction of turret head member of this character where ithas inturned ends each facing the other, it'i's found to be very difiicult to cut the screw threads on the periphery of "these ends for the reception of thebinding nuts, and to obviate thi's'structui al difii culty, I have formedseparate and independent end plates which have been previously finished and threaded and have moldthes e'end' plates into theend'siof thi's' turrethead when the latter'is cast, thereby materially reducing the time and labor necessary with a double hose connection as at 11 and at its opposite end wit-ha swivel joint'por tion 1 2 in which is" rotatably mounted the turret head m ember 13 and which is rotat'ab'ly'held [therein by nieans; offa mit 1 31. This turret outer surface and also on its inner surface 18.

head menberj spreremb y in Y-s'hape, the

"ends of the branches being turned inwardly toward each other,as at 15, andea'ch'of, these Tiled ends isprovided'with aseparateend plate 16fwhieh ispforniedi in disc" shape, see Fi'gures10"to 13 inclusive. This disc hasa peripheral fiangel'l which is threaded on its 7 'This platealso has an inner flange 19"tl' r1eadstb surface .nd thread its peripher es, the'costof '1 ed on both its inner and (inter surfaces. These internal threads serving to simply reughen' the surface to lock thejpla'te in the ends of the whenthe metalis flowed around fthe same in casting the platesin tliese ends.

These platesfarelfinished prior't'o being cast intelpo'sitio'n in the turret head and by this 'con'struetion, it will beseen that 'tlie finish- "ing ofthis "Y-sha ed turret li'ead s greatly facilitated, as owing to its 'shape'lt' is very hard to handle andi'special tools fixtures rovidedlwith which to finish the which i s greatly reduced iriy improved arrangement, offoi'in gseparate end plates and securing them inl position a molding operation. These ,plates may be, secured by other than a molding operation lf'desired.

The swing joint member 20 of this device has oppositely turned inlet portions 21, the ends of which are faced and in some cases grooved to receive a packing ring 22 and these ends are flanged as at 23 to receive a nut 24 by which these ends are bound against the faces of the turret head, the packing members 22 between serving to prevent leaking and also as a'friction element to retain this nozzle in any adjusted position without the necessity of-being supported by the firemen who may leave this device when once set to continue its work while they busy themselves in other directions.

In some instances, it is found of advantage toprovide a bracket or a set of brackets in which this turret standpipe may be supported either on thetruck whereit may be used e'fi'eo "Lively or removed from the truck and secured infposition on a standard of cylindrical or other shape, such asisoft'en found on roofs, or to pipes, lamp posts, or the like, in the vicinity of the fire; and to accomplish this in asiinple and effective way, Ihave formed a bracket 25 which is provided with spaced pins 26 to engage openings in the legs 27 on the turret body. This bracket is provided withsuppprtin'g feetor fian'ges 28 which may be bolted to a plain surface, illustrated by the member 29, andthis bracket is also concaved as at 30to receive a, cylindrical standard; also, I have provided a second cooperating bracket 31 which has aclamp yoke'j32 pivoted at: 33 for embracingthe turret body and'this yoke is arranged to be secured in position by means of a lock 33 which when swun into one position secures the clamp closed. and when swung into anotlier,1')osition releases the clamp to be swung back and permit the quick removal of the turret body from these brackets.

The bracket 31 is also provided with feet 3l which may be bolted to a plain surface 29 which in this case illustrates the surface on the fire truck and the bracket is provided with a concaved portion 35 which permits it to cooperate with the clamp member 36, whereby it may be secured by bolts thru the flanges 34 to a cylindrical standard 37, as illustrated in Fig. 4, or other similar conven- 1611b support.

I'have shown a pair of brack'ets as arranged to support the device but in some instances asingle heavier vbracketsimilar to bracket 31 may be employedif desired.

In some instances, it is found of advantage to remove the device entirely from these brackets and place it on the ground within working distance of the fire and in this case the members27on the turretlbody serve aslegs for supporting this portionof the device and I havealso provided apair of spaced legs 38 on the head member which cooperate with'those on the'body and serve to also steady thisportion of the device and when resting upon these four legs the reaction of the water from the nozzle when inclined upwardly serves to bind these legs securely against the ground or other supporting surface with such force that they will not move.

My in proved turret standpipe is very practical in its construction and operation and serves as an etl'ective fire fighter requiring the minimum amount of attention from the firemen.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the

invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A turret standpipe for fire hose, comprising a tubular turret body member, a Y- shaped head member mounted to swivel in said body member, a nozzle pivotally mounted in said head member, and a plurality of spaced supporting members positioned respectively on opposite sides of said swivel connection for supporting, steadying and retaining the same on the ground when the nozzle is inclined upwardly and under action.

2. A turret standpipe for fire hose, comprising a tubular turret body member, a head member mounted to swivel in said body member, a nozzle pivotally mounted in said head member, widely spaced supporting members on said head member for steadying the device on its base while in action, and coper ating supporting members on the body member for further assisting in steadying the whole device on its base when in action.

3. A turret standpipe for fire hose, comprising a tubular turret body member, a Y- shaped head member mounted to swivel in said body member, a nozzle having a swing joint member with oppositely outturned inlet ends pivotally mounted between the op posits faces of said inturned ends of the Y, a binding nut for rotatably securing said adjacent ends together, and a plurality of spaced supporting legs positioned respectively on opposite sides of said swivel connection for supporting, steadying and retaining the same on the ground when the nozzle is inclined upwardly and under action.

4. A turret standpipe for fire hose, comprising a tubular turret body member, a tubular yoke-shaped head member mounted to swivel in said body member, a nozzle having a swing joint member pivotally mounted between the opposite faces of the branches of said yoke, means at the swinging joint for retaining the nozzle in any adjusted position relative to the head member, widely spaced supporting legs on said head member for steadying the device 011 its base while in action, and cooperating supporting legs on the body member for further assisting in steadying the whole device on its base when in action.

5. A turret standpipe for fire hose, comprising a tubular body member, a fluid coupling at one end thereof a Y-shaped head member mounted to swivel in said body member at the other end thereof, a nozzle mounted'in said head member, and spaced body member supporting elements associated with said members for supporting, steadying and retaining the same on the ground when in action, the mounting of said parts enabling the adjustment of the nozzle in a vertical plane.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN T. CORLEY. 

